These results files contain component marks, qualification marks and grades for linear general qualifications.
Developed jointly by the JCQ awarding bodies, XML files are issued via the A2C Transport application at the same time as your EDI files and can be imported into your management information system (MIS). This allows you to use this data to produce more in-depth analysis and reports for students, teachers and other stakeholders.
When you log in to A2C to download your results files, in addition to your EDI files, you’ll also see another file type. This will have the file format: .xml. You can download and import the files in the same way you import EDI files.
XML files will be named a2c.CCCCC.AB.EDIResults.GUID.xml:
- CCCCC is a 5 digit alpha-numeric centre number (for EDI results always a numeric NCN)
- AB is the 2 digit AO identifier (same as the EDI AB identifier). For OCR, this is board 01.
- GUID (globally unique identifier) is the same GUID used in the Message ID.
For example, an OCR A Level filename for centre 99999 would look like this: a2C.99999.01.EDIResults.0AD3B770-2F1E-4779-A9FA-7606ED8D84366.xml
If you haven’t updated to the latest version of the A2C Transport app, you will be able to download the files. However, the file will show as an unknown file type. Therefore, we recommend you update to A2C Transport app as soon as you can.
How to import the files will depend on your supplier’s implementation. Please contact your MIS supplier for more details. For some MIS you may need to import both the EDI and XML files. For details of how SIMS users can use the XML files, take a look at their video.
We also provide the files via our secure website, Interchange.